The way you store your groceries can affect what—and how much—you eat.

By Sara Cann

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Put Indulgent Snacks in Opaque Storage Containers

Being able to see a food makes you more enticed to eat it, says Brian Wansink, PhD, director of the Cornell Food and Brand lab and author of Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think. He has found that when study subjects are given chocolates in a clear bowl, they'll eat nearly 70 percent more than when the treats are placed in an opaque bowl.